From Montreal (post here) we followed the Saint Laurent River north to reach Quebec City. Quebec City is not quite as bike friendly as Montreal, but it is still bike friendly and is also very walkable given its size…
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From NY’s Finger Lakes we had two weeks in the Adirondacks before needing to be in Plattsburg NY. There are so many lakes and places to visit that it would be tough for me to say “you must do…
Sometime old movies or television shows reference honeymooning in Niagara Falls, which always seemed weird to me. I’d also heard that a lot of people travel to the US just to see it. Again, seemed weird…that is, until we…
From the Zippo Museum in Bradford PA (post here) we drove north through Great Valley to Four Mile Creek State Park to camp. The next day we’d planned a bike ride to Fort Niagara State Park, but it was…
If you don’t know anything about Valley Forge, the short version is that shortages in food, a cold winter, lack of hygiene, and poor medical knowledge created a bonafide military clusterfuck for the Continental Army who managed to later…
You may recall from high school history lessons something about Harper’s Ferry in relation to the Civil War and you would be right! Harper’s Ferry West Virginia has an interesting history and Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park brings that…
It’s always great when you can get away for longer, but in just 2-3 days it’s possible to get a feel for Asheville’s culture and experience what makes this city so special. DAY 1: BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Getting to…
We spent part of my December 2021 birthday weekend planning the first half of our east coast trip with only one requirement – to make it to Washington DC by the second or third week of May to meet…
Photo above courtesy of Ray Hennessy on Unsplash ROUTE UPDATE HERE Early in the year we posted our planned route through May of 2022 (link here). Well, its time we updated you with some exciting news. We’ve decided head…
Ahhhh Kentucky – known for the Kentucky Derby, bourbon, KFC, and Daniel Boone. We’d enjoyed bourbon in Louisville, thoroughbreds and Derby winners in Lexington, and now it was time to complete the other Kentucky items on our list as…
